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Gwyneth’s Goop and the Pelvic Floor: What They Missed

In Female Pelvic Pain by Stephanie Prendergast / July 30, 2015

By Stephanie Prendergast Last week, Gwyneth Paltrow’s popular newsletter featured an article on pelvic floor muscles, which prompted numerous emails and tweets in my direction. Apparently this is a topic that makes my friends and colleagues think of me. While pondering why everyone, except for me, seems to be reading Goop, I took a look. […]

The Role of Physical Therapy in Anal Cancer Care

In Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy by Stephanie Prendergast / August 9, 2014

At PHRC we treat a wide variety of patient populations. One population that we’re beginning to see more often is patients undergoing treatment for anal cancer. Recent research has shown that the incidence of anal cancer, which is linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), is on the rise, especially among men and women under the age […]